This May was one of the busiest final few weeks of a spring legislative session we’ve seen recently. While it was great to be back in the Capitol on a…

Educators face continuous challenges in maintaining classroom order and discipline.  One method that school personnel are allowed to use is to remove a child from a school setting for a…

As a candidate for governor in 2018, JB Pritzker was asked the following question regarding redistricting: “Will you pledge as governor to veto any state legislative redistricting map proposal that is…

State Representative Tim Butler, joined by several members of the Illinois General Assembly, sent a letter to Governor JB Pritzker today calling on him to stop running the state by…

Illinois’ proposed telehealth law applies to the medical procedures covered by workplace-based health care insurance and insurers, not Medicaid.  As approved by the General Assembly, HB 3308 gives health insurers the tools…

Illinois’ current gaming law is based on big moves enacted in 2019.  To meet consumer demand, Illinois legalized sports wagering, expanded video gaming machine numbers, asked the Illinois Gaming Board…

In a rare victory for Illinois taxpayers, the General Assembly passed legislation that will sharply reduce trailer license fees and restore the full vehicle trade-in credit. As reported by Capitol News…

Illinois is in desperate need of comprehensive ethics reform to end the culture of corruption in our state. In just the past two years, several current and former state legislators…

Minutes before midnight on the May 31 deadline, House Democrats passed a $42.3 billion State budget for Fiscal Year 2022. Their budget adds a billion dollars in pork projects for…

Illinois House and Senate Republicans respond to Governor Pritzker breaking his promise to the people of Illinois by signing gerrymandered maps.